A Two-Component Explosion Model for the Giant Flare and Radio Afterglow from SGR1806-20

Z. G. Dai, X. F. Wu, X. Y. Wang +2

The brightest giant flare from the soft $\gamma$-ray repeater (SGR) 1806-20 was detected on 2004 December 27. The isotropic-equivalent energy release of this burst is at least one order…